http://www.odeo.com/channels/41355-KCRW-s-Bookworm no A must for the serious reader Bookworm showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the shows host and guiding spirit Michael Silverblatt. A must for the serious reader Bookworm showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the shows host and guiding spirit Michael Silverblatt. A must for the serious reader Bookworm showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the shows host and guiding spirit Michael Silverblatt. en-us 40 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800 Literature http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25442781-James-Galvin As Is  (Copper Canyon)One of our most tender poets (tough but tender), James Galvin, investigates his growing tendency toward poems that express his bitterness? toward politics, environmental despoilment, big business. Still he affirms, in poems that breathe with sweet relief, the ongoing possibility of love. As Is  (Copper Canyon)One of our most tender poets (tough but tender), James Galvin, investigates his growing tendency toward poems that express his bitterness? toward politics, environmental despoilment, big business. Still he affirms, in poems that breathe with sweet relief, the ongoing possibility of love. As Is  (Copper Canyon)One of our most tender poets (tough but tender), James Galvin, investigates his growing tendency toward poems that express his bitterness? toward politics, environmental despoilment, big business. Still he affirms, in poems that breathe with sweet relief, the ongoing possibility of love. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25442781 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25407837-Nicholson-Baker The Anthologist (Simon & Schuster)The polymath Nicholson Baker has been able to create a version of himself in the figure of accomplished poet Paul Chowder... The Anthologist (Simon & Schuster)The polymath Nicholson Baker has been able to create a version of himself in the figure of accomplished poet Paul Chowder... The Anthologist (Simon & Schuster)The polymath Nicholson Baker has been able to create a version of himself in the figure of accomplished poet Paul Chowder... tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25407837 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387932-Nick-Laird Glover's Mistake (Viking) In this novel of love, manipulation and deception, Nick Laird attempts one of the trickiest strategies in the novelist's tool kit. He structures a book so that readers come to understand things the characters remain blind to. Glover's Mistake (Viking) In this novel of love, manipulation and deception, Nick Laird attempts one of the trickiest strategies in the novelist's tool kit. He structures a book so that readers come to understand things the characters remain blind to. Glover's Mistake (Viking) In this novel of love, manipulation and deception, Nick Laird attempts one of the trickiest strategies in the novelist's tool kit. He structures a book so that readers come to understand things the characters remain blind to. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25387932 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:20:21 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387933-Lorrie-Moore A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25387933 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:40 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25349395-Lorrie-Moore A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf) Lorrie Moore has written three collections of short stories and two rather short novels. Now, after eleven years of work, she has published a longer novel and survived to tell the tale... tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25349395 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:40 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387934-Carlos-Ruiz-Zafon The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-15,25387934 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:01:07 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25291369-Carlos-Ruiz-Zafon The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. The Angel's Game (Doubleday)Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón has attracted an international audience with his series of metaphysical thrillers. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-15,25291369 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:01:07 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387936-Dennis-Cooper Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-08,25387936 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25255242-Dennis-Cooper Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. Ugly Man (Harper Collins) Although we've followed the career of Dennis Copper from the ground up, in this conversation, he acknowledges a new influence?the master director of French film comedy, Jacques Tati. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-08,25255242 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387937-Alvaro-Uribe-and-Cristina-Rivera-Garza Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25387937 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25218189-Alvaro-Uribe-and-Cristina-Rivera-Garza Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (Dalkey Archive)  This new anthology makes clear that magical realism is only a tiny segment of what?s been happening in Mexican fiction over the last half-century. In this conversation with its editor, Álvaro Uribe, and Cristina Rivera-Garza, one of the writers whose work appears in the book, we uncover a cavalcade of styles and influences, as well as a host of writers whose names will be new to American readers.   tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25218189 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:17:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387938-Stephen-Sondheim-and-John-Weidman Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25387938 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:41:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25179348-Stephen-Sondheim-and-John-Weidman Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right ? his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25179348 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:41:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387939-Clancy-Martin How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-17,25387939 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25141474-Clancy-Martin How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... How to Sell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Clancy Martin's first novel reads like a piece of sleaze, but it turns out ? surprise! ? to be a philosophical novel about the problems of appearance and reality... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-17,25141474 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387940-Colum-McCann Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-10,25387940 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:04:17 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25103970-Colum-McCann Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... Let the Great World Spin (Random House) Darkened by intimations of 9/11, Column McCann's generous extravaganza of a novel brings together the lives of strangers who witness a high-wire artist dancing between the two World Trade Center towers... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-10,25103970 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:04:17 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387941-Reif-Larsen The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-03,25387941 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25068001-Reif-Larsen The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Penguin Press) Reif Larsen's T. S. Spivet, twelve-year-old genius cartographer, compulsively maps everything... tag:odeo.com,2009-09-03,25068001 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25387942-Glen-David-Gold Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... tag:odeo.com,2009-08-27,25387942 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:57:31 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25032901-Glen-David-Gold Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... Sunnyside (Knopf)What a charming raconteur Glen David Gold is, with his anecdotes about the movies, theories about identity and celebrity, and knowledge of World War I... tag:odeo.com,2009-08-27,25032901 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:57:31 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24994416-Eduardo-Galeano Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Nation Books) Eduardo Galeano has written a history of the world in brief chapters, each one devoted to an iconic incident... Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Nation Books) Eduardo Galeano has written a history of the world in brief chapters, each one devoted to an iconic incident... Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Nation Books) Eduardo Galeano has written a history of the world in brief chapters, each one devoted to an iconic incident... tag:odeo.com,2009-08-20,24994416 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:58:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24955924-E-L-Doctorow Homer & Langley  (Random House) In this comic and affecting novel based on the lives of the Collyer brothers ? one a blind pianist, the other a hoarder and inventor ? Doctorow creates an ironic allegory of modern America. Homer & Langley  (Random House) In this comic and affecting novel based on the lives of the Collyer brothers ? one a blind pianist, the other a hoarder and inventor ? Doctorow creates an ironic allegory of modern America. Homer & Langley  (Random House) In this comic and affecting novel based on the lives of the Collyer brothers ? one a blind pianist, the other a hoarder and inventor ? Doctorow creates an ironic allegory of modern America. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-13,24955924 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:03:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24920668-Jim-Krusoe Erased  (Tin House Books) In this wild and woolly conversation, Jim Krusoe reveals that his zany, unpredictable, hilarity-inspiring novels are, well, descriptions of the human condition (at least as how he sees it). Erased  (Tin House Books) In this wild and woolly conversation, Jim Krusoe reveals that his zany, unpredictable, hilarity-inspiring novels are, well, descriptions of the human condition (at least as how he sees it). Erased  (Tin House Books) In this wild and woolly conversation, Jim Krusoe reveals that his zany, unpredictable, hilarity-inspiring novels are, well, descriptions of the human condition (at least as how he sees it). tag:odeo.com,2009-08-06,24920668 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24887180-Anne-Waldman Manatee /Humanity (Penguin Poets) Anne Waldman guides us through this book-length poetry-and-prose meditation on endangered species by describing an initiation ceremony designed to instill a deeper sense of compassion.... Manatee /Humanity (Penguin Poets) Anne Waldman guides us through this book-length poetry-and-prose meditation on endangered species by describing an initiation ceremony designed to instill a deeper sense of compassion.... Manatee /Humanity (Penguin Poets) Anne Waldman guides us through this book-length poetry-and-prose meditation on endangered species by describing an initiation ceremony designed to instill a deeper sense of compassion.... tag:odeo.com,2009-07-30,24887180 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24853507-John-Wray Lowboy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) John Wray's novel about a schizophrenic boy's quest for sex and/or love flirts violently with the thriller form... Lowboy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) John Wray's novel about a schizophrenic boy's quest for sex and/or love flirts violently with the thriller form... Lowboy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) John Wray's novel about a schizophrenic boy's quest for sex and/or love flirts violently with the thriller form... tag:odeo.com,2009-07-23,24853507 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:12:25 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24817521-Wells-Tower Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Wells Tower is the most talked-about new story writer to emerge on the literary scene. This conversation focuses on the weird details he uses to illuminate a mostly conventional narrative arc... Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Wells Tower is the most talked-about new story writer to emerge on the literary scene. This conversation focuses on the weird details he uses to illuminate a mostly conventional narrative arc... Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Wells Tower is the most talked-about new story writer to emerge on the literary scene. This conversation focuses on the weird details he uses to illuminate a mostly conventional narrative arc... tag:odeo.com,2009-07-16,24817521 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:59:15 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24775769-Matthea-Harvey Modern Life (Graywolf Press) Like dangerous toys or perilous amusement park rides, Matthea Harvey's poems careen into the unknown... Modern Life (Graywolf Press) Like dangerous toys or perilous amusement park rides, Matthea Harvey's poems careen into the unknown... Modern Life (Graywolf Press) Like dangerous toys or perilous amusement park rides, Matthea Harvey's poems careen into the unknown... tag:odeo.com,2009-07-09,24775769 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:11:39 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24746339-Brad-Gooch Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (Little, Brown)While we take a mini-tour of Flannery O'Connor's life and writing, biographer Brad Gooch describes his difficulties in gaining access to the author's inner life. Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (Little, Brown)While we take a mini-tour of Flannery O'Connor's life and writing, biographer Brad Gooch describes his difficulties in gaining access to the author's inner life. Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (Little, Brown)While we take a mini-tour of Flannery O'Connor's life and writing, biographer Brad Gooch describes his difficulties in gaining access to the author's inner life. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-02,24746339 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:58:21 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24735594-Matthew-Dickman All-American Poem (American Poetry Review)Kate Tufts Discovery Award-winner Matthew Dickman writes emotional and accessible poetry... All-American Poem (American Poetry Review)Kate Tufts Discovery Award-winner Matthew Dickman writes emotional and accessible poetry... All-American Poem (American Poetry Review)Kate Tufts Discovery Award-winner Matthew Dickman writes emotional and accessible poetry... tag:odeo.com,2009-06-25,24735594 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:28:27 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727961-Geoff-Dyer Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... tag:odeo.com,2009-06-18,24727961 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:03 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24726429-Geoff-Dyer Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Pantheon) Geoff Dyer on the secrets that structure his new novel (which might, on the surface, seem like two novellas).... tag:odeo.com,2009-06-18,24726429 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:03 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727962-Mary-Gaitskill Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24727962 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:48:35 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24692435-Mary-Gaitskill Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. Donâ??t Cry (Pantheon)The extraordinary levels of empathy and sadness in Mary Gaitskillâ??s new stories provide the basis for this intense discussion of the emotional subtexts of her fiction. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24692435 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:48:35 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24652645-An-Oulipo-Mini-Anthology Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-04,24652645 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:42:47 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727963-An-Oulipo-Mini-Anthology Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this mini-anthology of the transcendentally witty, sometimes hilarious goings-on. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-04,24727963 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:42:47 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727964-Jacques-Roubaud The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-28,24727964 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:56:10 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24620967-Jacques-Roubaud The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. The Loop (Dalkey Archive) Jacques Roubaud describes the mesh of image and memory that makes up his fascinating, newly translated, unclassifiable book. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-28,24620967 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:56:10 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24591980-John-Ashbery ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-21,24591980 Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727965-John-Ashbery ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. ...on his translation of Pierre Martory's The Landscapist (The Sheep Meadow Press) As John Ashbery remembers his early years in Paris, he reflects on French poetry and about the very special case of his long-time friend, Pierre Martory. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-21,24727965 Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:00 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727966-Gary-Indiana The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-14,24727966 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:07 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24547303-Gary-Indiana The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. The Shanghai Gesture (Two Dollar Radio) Out of fantasias of the past (Fu Manchu novels, exotic Hollywood films, documents of "friendly" imperialism from the twenties to the forties), Gary Indiana concocts the nightmare present of The Shanghai Gesture.. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-14,24547303 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:07 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727967-Elizabeth-Alexander Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... tag:odeo.com,2009-05-07,24727967 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:10:31 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24547304-Elizabeth-Alexander Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obamaâ??s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had considered that in the history of the United States there had been only three previous inaugural poets... tag:odeo.com,2009-05-07,24547304 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:10:31 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727968-Yusef-Komunyakaa Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-30,24727968 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:10:13 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24520397-Yusef-Komunyakaa Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. Warhorses: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)The extraordinary part of this interview is the opportunity to hear Komunyakaa's voice as he reads his poetry. These poems are about love and war simultaneously, traumatic upheavals that may often be conjoined in this poet's vision of life. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-30,24520397 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:10:13 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24493695-Joanna-Scott Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... tag:odeo.com,2009-04-23,24493695 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:46:02 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727969-Joanna-Scott Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... Follow Me (Little, Brown)It has been said that life is like a river, and the river in this novel twists and turns, changes direction and may even be inhabited by river fairies... tag:odeo.com,2009-04-23,24727969 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:46:02 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24727970-Abdellah-Taia Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... tag:odeo.com,2009-04-16,24727970 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:01:20 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24459435-Abdellah-Taia Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... Salvation Army (Semiotext(e)) In Abdellah Taïa's family and in his native country, homosexuality is surrounded by silence. All sorts of behaviors are tolerated if they are not spoken of, an intolerable circumstance for a writer... tag:odeo.com,2009-04-16,24459435 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:01:20 -0700 no KCRW's Bookworm